Court Overturns Order Compelling Employer to Pay for Treatment of Disputed Condition

The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals overturned a judge’s order compelling an employer to pay for a worker’s medical treatment, as the judge did not first hold an evidentiary hearing on the compensability of the injury. Case: Ex Parte Sears Roebuck & Co., No. 2170632, 05/11/2018, published. Facts and procedural history: Jeffrey Donaldson worked for Sears Roebuck & Co. He allegedly injured his back in January 2016 while repairing an air-ventilation unit during the course of his employment. Donaldson filed a complaint against Sears in the Bessemer division of the trial ...